Photograph
Rush Street Bridge before the Chicago Fire
| Panoramic view of downtown Chicago before the fire of 1871. The photograph was taken from the South side of the Chicago River, looking Northeast. The Rush Street bridge (a "swing bridge") is in the foreground. On the far side of the river, partially obscured by damage to the original print, is the McCormick Reaper Works. The factory was destroyed in the fire of 1871. The other identified buildings are Oswego Mills Store, Lake House, and Marsh's Caloric Grain Dryer. Lake Michigan appears in the distance. |
| Image ID: | 77466 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1861 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Chicago |
| County: | |
| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | McCormick Company visual materials, circa 1851-circa 1950 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | M2002-175 |
| Original Dimensions: | 21 x 8 inches |
| Water damage and some fading obscure much of the right side of the original print. For a lithograph illustration of the same view, see Image ID: 74587. |
| Horses |
| Trees |
| Cities and towns |
| Factories |
| Agricultural machinery industry |
| Industrial buildings |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and signboards |
| Bridges |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Roads |
| Rivers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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